Dynamic zero-COVID approach helps save lives of elderly patients: ICU doctor

STORY: Dynamic zero-COVID approach helps save lives of elderly patients: ICU doctor DATELINE: April 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of treatment for patientsSOUNDBITE (Chinese): GAO YUAN, Director of ICU department, Renji Hospital STORYLINE: "If we don't stick to the dynamic zero-COVID approach, I think it would be disastrous. Shanghai, with a population of over 20 million, is rapidly aging. If we give up on the current epidemic control measures, it'll be a disaster to the elderly population, " says Gao Yuan, director of ICU department from Renji Hospital, east China's Shanghai. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GAO YUAN, Director of ICU department, Renji Hospital "The number of severe and critical cases caused by the Omicron variant is relatively smaller than that in the past two years. One big distinction of this wave of new infections is that there are more people infected. The number of infections is bigger this time. Therefore there are more critical cases wi